The Flanagan Falcons are taking a road trip to take on the West Broward Bobcats at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Neither Flanagan nor West Broward posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Flanagan fell victim to St. Thomas Aquinas and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Raiders. The Falcons just can't catch a break and have now endured four losses in a row.
Flanagan got a good showing from Ethan Cabrera, who struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk).
Meanwhile, West Broward suffered their closest defeat since April 16, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of Cardinal Newman by a score of 3-1.
Derek Sclafani was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
Flanagan now has a losing record of 3-4. As for West Broward, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Flanagan hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like West Broward struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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